Laos continues to face a significant development challenge in reducing the high levels of malnutrition that prevail across the country.
Traffic Police Out in Force Ahead of Asean Summits
Traffic police will out in force ensuring roads run smoothly ahead of the arrival of high ranking regional delegations attending ASEAN Summits next month in Vientiane, according to a lead ing official.
Foreign Media Interest Ahead of Regional Leaders Summits in Laos
Over 5,000 official delegates, business leaders of whom 200 are foreign media personnel will attend and cover the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits to be held back-to-back in Vientiane early next month.
Three-fold Increase in Eld’s Deer Population in Savannakhet Province
The Eld’s deer population in Savannakhet province’s dry dipterocarp forest has reached a three-fold increase, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF-Laos) recent assessment.
US$65-million Riverside Project Set to Begin Construction
A US$65-million-plus Mekong River Integrated Management Project in Pakxe town, Champassak province is set to begin construction at the end of this year, officials in charge of the project have confirmed.
The Rise, Fall and Possible Renewal of Boten
BOTEN, Laos — For five years, this remote town on the China-Laos border has lived in the shadow of more prosperous times. On the main street, weeds grow where bustling shops and restaurants once stood. Old nightclub signs blister and peel in the tropical climate. Around town, abandoned multistory hotels loom like decaying sentinels, colonized by armies of jungle insects.
The First Botanical Garden in Laos Opening in November
Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden is opening to the public on November 1st 2016. Founded by curator and publisher, Rik Gadella, Pha Tad Ke is located in Luang Prabang and is the first garden of its kind in Laos.
Laos to Share Hydropower Development Expertise With Myanmar
A hydro-electric-powered energy revolution has been afoot in South-East Asia over recent years with the movement of fresh and fast-flowing waters increasingly fueling the consumption of larger amounts of energy resources to spur socio-economic development, poverty reduction and improvements in both urban and rural areas.